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Is there a specific brand or supplier you’re using for CBD oil in Washington? I’ve heard that many of the crops are treated with a lot of pesticides and those are concentrated in the oil.

Chris Kresser: We predominantly use local dispensaries here for CBD oil because we know what the source is, and we...

Patient with Doctor’s Data results shows moderate to severe dysbiosis but no parasites and 2+ of candida. Would you call this moderate to severe fungal overgrowth or just mild? Second part of the question. You mentioned on a live call awhile back that you recommended a particular product with Longvida curcumin and boswellia. Can you please remind me of the name?

Chris Kresser: The candida overgrowth is maybe moderate, but if it’s severe dysbiosis, then that’s going to affect them worse...

25-year-old female with anxiety and depression, which is a very cyclical pattern tied to her menstrual cycle. Can you suggest some lab tests to order in treatment to consider? She’s already on Vitex or chaste tree berry, eats Paleo, exercises, and sleeps well.

Dr. Amy Nett: Of course, if they’re cyclical, you’d probably want to look at hormone levels, and since you have...

I’m on day 12 of the 30-day reset diet and have been perfect with the diet. Today, I woke up with an itchy, raised, red rash on the entire left side of my neck, partially in my cheek an arm. Is this possibly a detox reaction? I have not changed any cosmetics, detergent, creams. I don’t typically have food allergies. Last year, I went on a ketogenic diet and after a couple of weeks had a similar rash but on my trunk. What do you think, and how long does a detox skin reaction last?

Dr. Amy Nett: Great question. Everyone manifest these things a little bit differently. Is it possible that it’s a detox...

I have a low-income Medicare patient resistant to doing more testing. I did get to do a stool test, which came back with a high amount of all the commensal bacteria and yeast overgrowth. She has been doing a Paleo reset diet since January, about 80 to 90 percent compliant, and main complaint is diarrhea. No bloating. She’s overweight, but she’s lost about 15 pounds, has joint pain. Next plan was to do a trial of an antifungal supplement Yeastonil by Apex Energetics—yup, that’s a good one. And then if many were not a concern, we would run a SIBO test. Have you noticed any correlation one way or the other between SIBO and the bacteria or yeast pattern in the large intestine? No, I have not. And then, do you have any other suggestions?

Dr. Amy Nett: Honestly, if she has a high level of the commensals, if she has adequate levels of the...

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